Clines History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Ireland

The surname Clines comes from the Irish Mac Giolla Chlaoin, anglicized early on as MacGilleclyne.

Early Origins of the Clines family

The surname Clines was first found in Counties Roscommon and Longford (Irish: An Longfort) traditionally known as Annaly or Teffia, and situated in the Irish Midlands, in Northwest Leinster, where it appears in the Tudor Fiants of the 16th century. The area around Ballykilcline, in the part of Roscommon between Longford and Mayo, was the homeland of the sept.

Early History of the Clines family

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Clines Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Kilcline, Mac Kilcline, Cline, Clyne, Clynne, Clines, Clynes and many more.

Early Notables of the Clines family

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Clines migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Clines Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

John Clines, English convict from Middlesex, who was transported aboard the "Adelaide" on August 08, 1849, settling in Van Diemen's Land and Port Phillip, Australia 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Clines (post 1700) +

Eugene Anthony "Gene" Clines (1946-2022), American Major League Baseball outfielder and coach who played from 1970 to 1979, hitting coach for the Chicago Cubs from 2005 to 2006

Citations +

State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2014, November 17) Adelaide voyage to Van Diemen's Land and Port Phillip, Australia in 1849 with 303 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/adelaide/1849